Hurricane Polymar is the third of the Tatsunoko heroes shows created by Tatsunoko Productions in the early 1970s. Following on the heels of Gatchaman (1972) and Casshan (1973), Polymar toned down the angst of the previous shows and added a lighthearted feel, making it a popular superhero anime in Japan in the mid-1970s. While it would be almost twenty years later that the character enjoyed popularity in the United States, once there he would become firmly rooted in the anime subculture.